Printing or embossing machine.



No. 783,927.` PATBNTED FEB. 28, 1905. A. A. GAILLB.

PRINTING OR BMBUSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1I 1902.

4. SHEETS--SHEET l.

4No. 783,927. PATENTED FEB. 28; 1905.

. A. A. CAILLE.

PRINTING 0R EMBOSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1. 1902.

4 SHEETS-SHBBT 2.

No. 783,927. PATENTIID IEB. 28, 1905.

A. A. GAILLE.

PRINTING 0N BMBOSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. l, 1902.

4 SHBBTS-SHBIIT 3.

No. 783,927. PATENTED TBB. 2a, 1905.

A. A. CATTLE. PRINTING 0R EMBossTNG MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 1. 1902.

4 SHEETS-'SHEET 4.

. No. 783,927. Y

ITED STATES Patented February 28, 19t;

PATENT OFFICE.I

PRINTINGOR EiNlBOSSlNG MACHINE.

SPCIFTCATIKON forming part of Letters Patent' No. 783,927; datedFebruary 28. 1905. l

Application l'ed November l, 19'02. Serial No. 129,642.

fo LH whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTE ARTHURA UAILLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in`Printing or Embossing Machines, of which the ifollowingis aspeciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying`drawings.

The invention relates to printing or emboss-` ing machines, and moreparticularly to that class in which a multiple of characters may be lthe same mechanism viewed from the opposite side. Fig. i is an enlargedsection substantially on linea a', Fig. 1. n Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection substantially upon line y y, Fig. 1, but showing the partssecured to the carriage in plan.r A Fig. 6 is a front elevation of thewheels cari-ying the embossing-dies.

Generally described the machine comprises i a serles oi dies or typecharacters from which any one maybe selected and registered with thework, also feed mechanism for feeding the material which is to beprinted or embossed into registration with the selected die, andcoin-controlled mechanism by which the machine is normally. locked fromoperation and wlfcn unlocked by the insertion of a coin is capable of,only a limited number of actuations. y The machine thercforecom prisesthree ism l will, however, first separately describe the mechanismconstituting the main groups and subsequentlydescribe the interrelationof parts.

The printing or embossing mechanismcomprisestwomemberscarrying,respectively,cor responding male and femaledies and movable so thatv any selected character may be registeredwithithe4 work. 'As preferably constructed these dies are formed uponwheels or disksl and 2, respectively, mounted upon shafts and 4f. Theshaft 3 is jonrnaled .in stationary bearings upon suitable framework,such as 5, while the shaftsis journaled in movable bearings, whichpermit of moving the wheel 2 in'or out of peripheral contact with thewheel 1. For effecting this movement suitable mechanism is "provided,suchas shown, which consists of toggle-levers, com prising links 6 and7, pivotally connected to each other and the former pivoted at 8 to theframe 5. The linkl 7 is pivotally connected to a hearin 9, which isslidinlglysecured in guides upon the frame 5 and is connected by an arm10 with the bearing 11, pivotally/ secured at 12 to the frame 5. Thearrangement of the toggle-lever issuch that when.

the links '6 and 7 are moved into alinement the bearing 9 will be movedin a position to carry the wheel 2 into peripheral contact with thewheel 1. To permit of accurate adjustment, the link 6 is preferably madeextensible .by forming it in three sections, the intermediate section 13having a right and left threaded engagement, respectively,with the endsections.

with a -cam or rock-arm 15, adapted inthe rotation to bear against theknuckle-Joint oi the toggle-lever to straighten ont the links (i and 7.

The individualdies or type characters which are to be embossed aresecured to the peripheries of the wheels 1 and 2..' 'As shown, the maledies 16 are detachably secured to the y wheel 1 by being formed uponblocks or'plates' For 4actuating the toggle a rock-shaft 414e isJournaled inthe frame and provided This construction permits ofremovdesired, be correspondingly attached to the 'l wheel 2, vbutpreferably these are formed directlyin the periphery of the wheel. Forcausing the corresponding maleand female dies to register, the shafts 3and 4are geared together, as by the sprockets 17 and 18 and chain 19.The shaft 3 is alsoprovided at its Vforward end with a handle or knob20, by

means of which it may be rotated. The position of the dies is indicatedby means of the dial 21, having placed thereon a series of characterscorresponding to the dies, and an index 22 is arranged in proximity tothis dial. The arrangement is such that whenever ,the dial is turned toregister the proper character with the'index'a correspondingv characterin both maleandfemale dies will be registered with the work.

The mechanism thus far described is all inclosed within asuitable casing23, in the front of which isan opening for exhibitingthe dial y 21 andfor access to the/handle 20. The shaft Y mechanism actuated by therock-shaft 14 for periodically rotating said roll to cause the feedingof thev blank.

In the construction shown a pair of feed-rolls l25 26 are arranged inproximity to each other andupon opposite sides of the llne of feed.These` rolls are journaled in bearings upon the reciprocating carriage27, which during the operation of the machine is adapted to be movedtoward or from the wheels l and 2. The carriage 27 is slidingly securedto the frame 5 by means of lugs or bearings 28 and 29 and 30 engaging'with corresponding Ways 31 and 32 and 33 upon the frame 5. The rolls areyieldingly pressed together preferably by journaling the roll 25 in thepivotal arm 34, whichis pressed downward by the tension of the spring35. The rolls are also connected to each other by lmeans of intermeshinggears 36 and 37, re-

spectively, secured thereto. The roll 26 is sleeved upon the shaft 38,journaled in bearings upon the carriage 27 and extending upon oppositesides thereof and of the frame 5. At one end of this shaft isacrank-disk-39, sleeved thereon and connectedto the gear 37. This disk isconnected by a link 4() with a rockarm 41, the. latter being pivoted at42 to the frame 5. Thus when the carriage27 is reciprocated the shaft 38and disk 39 will be carriedv therewith and through the connectingof thelug 43 on the arm 41 rand will thereby arrest the rocking movement ofthe arm 41. The disk 39 is also connected by a link 45 with a lever 46,pivotally secured to the frame.

The free end `of this lever extends vinto the path of a lug 47 upon therock-arm 48, secured to the shaft 14. The arrangement of the parts issuch that when in the movement of the shaft 14 the lug 47 strikesagainst the lever 46 it willimpart a slight rocking movement thereto,which through 'the link 45 will impart a rotary movement to the disk 39.This rotation of the disk continues until the lug 43 engages with a stop44. To provide forV the further movement of the lever 46 after theengagement of the lug 43 with the stop 44,"the link 45 is yieldinglyconnected to the lever 46 by a spring 49. Thus when the movement of thedisk 39 is arrested the lever 46 is still free to continue its movementunder the actuation of the lug 47.

From the description above given it will be understood that vthe rockingmovement of the shaft 14 will impart a rotary movement to the ldisk 39and through the latter to Athe gears 36 and 37 and feed-rolls 25 and 26.lt will be further understood that the amount of this IOO movement isvariable and is determined by the position of. the particular stop 44which is in the path of the lug 43'. Thus for some characters occupyingavsmall space the corresponding stop 44 is of suicient length to arrestthe lug 43 after a slight movement only has been imparted to thefeedrolls. For other characters `requiring more lspace a greatermovement is imparted to the diskand rolls before the lug 43 engages withthe stop 4 4.

As has been previously stated, the rolls 25 and 26 are journaled inbearings on the recip rocating carriage 27 z The latter also derives itsmovement from the rock-shaft 14 through the following mechanism: 50 is alever fulcrumed on the frame 5, one end of said lever extending intoproximity to the bearing 51 on the carriage 27 and the other endextending into adjacence to a cam 53 on the shaft 14. This cam .53 is soproportioned and timed that it will actuate the lever 50 in the initialrocking movement of the shaft 14 and before the lug 47 engages withthellever 46. The result will be that the carriage 27 will be movedtoward the embossing-wheels and will complete its movement before rotarymovement is imparted to the feed-rolls carried thereby. The objectl ofthis reciprocating movement is tion is that it exactly registers thedies in the manner hereinafter described. y

The mechanism of the last general group comprises the parts controllingthe operation of mechanism already described and which in turn arecoin-controlled.

54 is a coin-chute into which the coin may be conducted from the openingin the top V,of the casing into its operating position. Below i thedischarge end of the chute is normally arranged a coin-support 55, whichserves to temporarily support the'coin at the lower end of the chute.Just above this support the chute is cut away upon opposite sides toform an'opening for the passage of the linger 56 therethrough, saidpassage being, however, closed whenever the coin is in the chute. Thefinger 56 is secured to a rock-shaft 57, journaled in the frame andhaving a crank-arm 58 thereon. This crank-arm is connected to the rod orlink 59, extending downward therefrom and Anormally resting upon the lng47 on the rock-arm 48 when the latter is in its initial position. v f

60 is a pivoted hooked arm or dog connect-` ed by the link 61`to thelink 59.

62 is a lug forcoacting with the hooked dog 60, said lug being formedupon either the arm' l48 or other member secured to thev shaft 14.

The parts just described are adapted to prevent the actuation of themachine excepting when the coin is in place at the lower end of thechute 54 yand supported upon the member The locking is effected by thedropping of the dog 60 into engagement with the coacting lug 62 wheneverthe lug 47 is lowered by the initial movement 'of the shaft 14.l Theamount of moyement necessary to effect the locking is very slight and isaccomplished before any of the mechanism actuated by the shaft 14 isoperated. When, however, a coin is placed in the chute 54, the rod 59 isheld from downward movement by reason of the engagement of the linger 56with the coin in the chute and the consequent holding `of the rock-shaft57 and crank-arm 58 from movement. 'lhus the dog 60 will be held in aposition where its hook is out of the path of the lug 62, andtherotation of the sliaftl4-is thereby"i' ei'ii1ittecl.

Whenever the'machinc is unlocked by the insertion of a coin in the chute54, the mechanism will be free to be actuated successively until apredetermined number of characters 1 have been embossed. To then arrestfurthr movement of the machine, mechanism is pr vided for throwing outthe coin, so as to permit the finger 56 to freely move, and therebyagain lock Vthe shaft 14 from operation. This mechanism is of thefollowing construction: 63 is a ratchet-wheel secured to the ShaftBS,preferably upon the opposite side of the frame from that on which thedisk 39 is arranged. is a pawl for engaging the ratchet-wheel 63, whichpawl is carried by the arm or rod 65. The latter is connected at itslower end to a lever 66, which is fulcrumed upon the'fraine 5 andextends with its free end into proximity to the cam 67 on the shaft 14.The cam 67 is proportioned and timed to impart a movement to the lever66 whenever the shaft 14 is rocked., said lever in turn lifting the rod65 and causing the pawly 64 to actuate the ratchetwheel 63. The rotatibnof the ratchet-wheel 63 will impart asimilar movement to the shaft 38;but its movement is resisted by the tension of a spring 68, said spring,as shown, being connected to a rock-arm 69 upon the opposite end of theshaft 38. Each operation of the shaft14 will cause the actuationofthepawl 64 and ratchet-wheel 63, vso as to move the latter one notch.To prevent it from being immediately returned by the spring 68, the dog69 is arranged toengage with the ratchet-wheel, and this dog iscontrolled by the position of the coin-support 55. As shown, saidcoin-su pport and dog are formed upon opposite ends of the lever 70,which is pivotally secured to the frame. To relock the mechanism after adefinite number of actuations, the coin-support is withdrawn frombeneath the chute 54, so as to permit of the disengagement of the cointherefrom, and at thesaine time the dog 69 isdisengaged from theratchet-wheel 63 to permit the latter to return to its initial position,these movements being` effected by the following construction ofmechanism: 71""iisi, a pin `upon the ratchet-wheel 63, and 72 is a leverfulcrumed upon the frame and extend- A ing in proximity to theratchet-wheel. This lever `has formed at one end vthereof a seat 7 3,

against which the pin y 71 bears when the ratchet-wheel is in itsinitial position. The

lever 72 is in the form of a bell-crank and has itsoppositev armconnected by a link 74 with the lever .70 upon one side of its fulcrum.The arrangement is such that when in the rotation ofthe ratchet-wheel 63theI pin 71 has lalmost completed a revolution it will4 bear against theopposite side of the lever 72 and cause the actuation of the latter.This through the connecting-link 74 will cause a movement of the lever70, said movement being suiiicient to completely withd raw thecoinsupport from beneath the chute 54 and `ialso to disengage the dog69u from the ratchetwheel 63. Thus soon as the pawl 64 is disengagedfrom the ratchet-wheel the spring 68 fwill cause the returning of saidwheel to its IOO ever, 'that with the parts so far described the Alever72 is held in position for disengaging the dog 69l and coin-support 55merely by .the pin 71, and the latter is held in position bytheengagement of the pawl' 64V with the ratchet-,wheel 63. Thus before thepawl 64 is` disengaged from the ratchet-wheel the lever. 72, which isconstantly acted upon' bythe spring 75, would be returned, and thiswould again engage the dog 69a W/ith the ratchet-wheel .and lock thesamci'romreturn movement. -To prevent such a result, I provide means fortemporarily locking the dog` 69a from rengagement, said meansconsistingin thedog or latch "7 6, secured to the lever 70. This dogorlatch76 extends adjacent to a lug 77 on thefr'amc, and when the dog69,L is disengaged from the ratchet-wheel the spring 78 will cause saidlatch 76 to engage with thelug 77. This will serve to lock the dog69ELfrom rengaging with theratchet-wheel until after the pawl 64 isdisengaged therefrom and the spring 68 has returned the wheel to itsinitial position.. lhe latch 76 is then disengaged by the/lvug-or finger79 on the b`ar 65, which in the return movement of said bar strikesagainst the latch 76 and disengages it from the lug 77. To prevent thepossibility of the latch 76 being disengaged by the linger 79 before thepawl 64 is disengaged from the ratchet-wheel, 5a cam 80 is arranged toengage with'a lug 81 on the bar 65. This camA is preferably adjustablysecured to the link 74 and'is sov positioned that the bar 65 in itsdownward move- 'ment' will be moved laterally to disengage the pawl 64at just the proper time. It is also preferably adjustably secured to thelink 74 by means of screws 82 engaging with slotted bearings, therebypermitting oi' accurate setting. Means are also provided for retractingthe pawl 64 from the ratchet-wheelf63 `when the parts are in normalposition, said means comprising a lever 83, fulcrumed upon the frame andconnected by a link 84 to the bar 65. The opposite end of this lever hasconnectedthereto alink 85, which is held by a spring 86 against a pin 87on'the cam 67. The link has a shoulder 88 formedthereon, which -in thenormal position of partsis in engagement with the pin 87 and draws thelever 83 into a position where the pawl 64 .is

retracted from the ratchet-wheel 63. f

As has been before stated, the metallic ribbonor strip which is to beembossed is fed from the carriage 27 and between the rolls 25 and 26.The Aplaneof feed extends between the wheels l and 2, so that the ribbonin its forward movement is passed between said wheels and in alinementwith the registering dies. .To prevent danger of the end of the ribboncatching upon eitherl one or the other of the wheels l `and 2, thenormal `plane of feed is at a point substantially midway between saidwheels in their separated lpositions. The strip is preferably guidedi bya guide .89,

.arranged just in rear of the Wheelsl and 2,

said guide being slotted for the `,passage of .the strip and iiaredonits rear side to receive the severed endof the strip. I Thegfidev89is. normally in a position to hold the stripsuiiciently below the wheell to giveam'ple 'clearance. When, howeveigthe wheel 2,'is operated and'pressed against the wheel 1, the' guide 89 is also raised..y This isaccomplished by a connection 90, extending downward and attached by ascrew 91 to thetraveling bear,

ing 9. The movement of the guide just described is necessary by reasonof the fact that Vthe wheel 1, projects a shortdistance outward :from`the periphery ofI the wheel. vThus if the strip were fed in closeproximity to the periphery of the wheel l it would interfere with theturning of said Wheel to register the cutting-die with the strip,butwith the'conthe cutting-0H male die, which is carried by rstruction'shown blerance is provided for Said fthe machine thatl thecorresponding male and female dies' be exactly 'registered 'before theembossing operation. Theregistration iseffecte'd, as before described,by movingY the dial V21 `intoa position where the indicatedcharacter-registers with the index`22; but in case the voperator shouldcarelessly fail'to exactly register the character with the'indexytbeydies would "not be properly registered. f4 1' have` therefore,provided ,means by which -the'dies are forced into exact registrationbefore the vem bossing operation can take place` and also means wherebythe machine is locked from operation wheneverA the dial i'sl'stopped atan intermediatefpoint between characters. vFor exactly registeringthe'dies each of the wheels 1 and 2 is provided with anfannular'ilange92, having a series df slots 93 formed therein .corresponding in numberto the individual characters on the wheels. The carriage 27 is''provided at its torward'end with projecting fingers 94, said fingerstapering to a point and being adapted to enter the slots 93 whenevervthe wheels are in approximate registration/ After the tapering points ofthe 'fingers 94 enterthe slots they will operate'as guides, which willturn the two wheels into exact registration. Should the wheels be in a,positionwhere the portion of the iiangesl 92 interme- [OCI diate ot' theslots 93 registers with the fingers .94, and should the operator thenattempt to actuate the machine, there would bec-langer of breaking theparts. This is prevented by an automatic lock, which isconstructed asfol:

lows: The lever 50, which is used to actuate f the carriage 27,ispi'voted to thfnovablefulcrum 95. This fulcrum is itself pi'voted, tolthe frame 5 at a point 96, preferably slightly' -above the pivot 97 forthe lever 50. The

spring 98, secured to the arm 99 of the fulcrum member, serves to holdthe latter normally in a' position where a portion 100 there- 1 and 2are out of registration and the fin- ,the lug GQ@ on thearm 48,

gers 94 strike against an intermediate portion of the flanges 92, thefurther movement ofthe cam 53 will cause a movement of the pivot 97. andconsequently a rocking of the member 95 against the tension of thespring 98. 'lhe arm 99 of the member 95 has projecting therefrom a lug101, which extendsin adjacence to the arm 102 of thelever 103, fulcrumedupon the frame. The opposite epd of this lever is of y segmentalformkand has'at one point thereon adetent 104. This detent in the normalpo, sitio'n of parts is, slightly below the path of and therefore willnot engagewith said lug. As soon, however, as the member 95 has movefLasbefore described, the. lug 101 thereon will actuate thev lever 103through its 4arm 102 and carry the detent 104 into the path of the lug62 Thus further movement of said lug (i2, and consequently of the rocl-shaft 14 and parts actuated thereby, is prevented.

The general construction of parts being as described, .the completeoperation of the machine is` as follows: The operator first drops asuitable coin through the slot into the conduit 54, through whichitpasses to the lower end thereof and rests upon` the support 55. Thehandle 20 is then turned to register Vthe first. character which it isdesired to emboss with the indexl 22. The operator next turns thecrank-handle 24which is free to move by reason of the fact that the coinin the chute 54 prevents the movement of the i'inger 57, `andconsequently through 4the mechanism previouslydescribed prevents the dogfrom engaging. with the lug 62. In the first part of the movcmentof thecrank-handlethe cam 53 will actu'ato the lever 50 to move the carriage27 forward. At or near the completion of the forward movement of thecarriage the lug 47 will erigagc with the lever 46 and act-uf' ate thelatter', which, through the medium of the spring 49 and connecting-link45, will operate the crank 39, which in turn will actuatetlietfecd-wheels and. also the lever'41 through the link 40. As soon asthe lug 43 on the lever 41 engages with its corresiionding stop 44further movement of the disk is prevented. Thus in the operation so lardcscribed the carriage will have been moved forward and-the strip fedupon said carriage an amountsuitable for the character to be emhossed.

the lower wheel 2, which is actuated by the The next operation is theraising of :mtifriction-roll 15" en the cam 15 engag ing with thelmuckle-joint of the toggle-le Ver, comprising the links 6 and 7. As thewheel is raised the guide 89 will he corre# spondingly moved through theconnections previously described, so that when the dies on the twowheels are pressed against the strip guide. Simultaneous with theoperations which have beendescribed the pawl 64 will be actuated throughthe mechanism before de scribed and will turn the ratchet-Wheel 63. Thismovement will be imparted to the shaft 3S, which will turn the arm 69against the tension of the spring 68 andwill withdraw the pin71 from itsbearing against the lever 72. The handle 24 may then be returned, whichis preferablyr automatically aceomplished by a suitable spring, and itsreturn is cushioned by suitable means, such as the dash-pot 105. Anothercharacter may thenA be selected and the operation repeated, and so onuntil the work is completedvor until the limit is reached. rlhis limitwill occur, as has been previously described, whenever the ratchet-wheel63 has completed a revolution and the pin 71 has operated with the lever72 to retract the support 55 from beneath the coin-chute. As soon asthis occurs the coin will drop out of the chute, and in the returnmovement of the handle 24 the ratchet-wheei 03 will be free, so as topermit the spring 68 to return it into its initial positionmthat is,where the p in 71 rests 4against the bearing 73. J ust previous to thistinal operation the dog 106, carried by the rock-arm 69., will enn gagewith the hammer 107 of a bell 108 and cause the ringing of said bell toindicate that the limit has been reached. desires to continue theoperation, it will be necessary to insert a new coin'into the con- 'duit54, whichwill again unlock the mechanism-in the same manner as before.Whenever the desired number of characters have been embossed, theportion of the strip containing them may he severed from the mainportion of the strip hy male and` female severing-dies carried by thewheels 1 and 2L The registration of these dies is indicated upon thedial in the same manner as the characters tobe embossed, and wheneverthey are registered with" the strip and the machine isopcrated theembossed portion will be cut oif and dropped through a suitable chuteleading out from the casing. Where astrip of conrsiderable lengt-h isembossed, it is necessary to guide the projecting end so that it willnot strike against the casing and prevent the l'urther operation of themachine. rthis may be accomplished by a guidelroll 109, carried by `apivot-lever 1,10 and normally arranged in the front of the wheel 1, sothat the work passing out therefrmn will be deilected downward. 'lhelever 11() has an arm which projects into proxii'nity to the wheel 2.and into the path of the lugl 111 and said wheel. This lug, whenever thecut-oil dies are in registration, will aetuate the lever 110, so as tolift the guideroll 109. As soon, however, as the wheels i are turnedfrom this position the lug 111 will the latter will be held in exactposition by the If the 'operator b iogc IIO

1 disengage from the lever, and the guide-roll l 109 will drop, therebydisengagiag the sevg ered strip in case it should cling to the die. iThe complete severance of the strip is also facilitated by theretraction of the carriage after each embossing o'peration, which willpartially Withdraw the main portion of the strip, freeing it from thesevering-die. Thus a strip'having any number of characters embossedthereon may be formed, it being only l necessary to insert new coinswhenever the i limit of the machine is reached.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention is 1. In a machine of the characterdescribed, the combination with a casing, of a pair of adjacent rotaryheads arranged within the same, respectively provided with correspondingsei ries of male and female dies, a shaft upon which one of said dies ismounted extending 1 outwardly tln'ough the casing, connecting p gearingbetween the head upon said shaft andvf the other rotary head, saidlatter head being supported in pivotal bearings, cam-actuated 1 meansoperatively associated therewith whereby the corresponding dies may beregistered, f a dial surronmling saidiirst-mentioned shaft'f and visiblefrom w-ithout"tbe casing. and a cooperating index whereby the registereddies are indicated upon said dial.

2. In a machineof the character described, i the combination with a pairof rotary heads provided with corresponding series-ot' male andfemaledies, of means for correspondiugly rotating said heads to registerany selected@ pair of dies, yieldable means for feedingf 'the blankbetween said dies transversely to the plane of rotation, and means forpressing said dies togetler to operate upons=ud blank,"-

after said feediig operation. j In a machine of the clnn'zwterdescribed,the combination with a pair of rotary heads, provided withcorresponding' peripheral series i of male and femaledies, of a shaftupon which one of said heads is mounted, a pivotal bearing for saidshaft and a cam-:u-tnated togglelever for rocking saiil pivotal bearingand pressing` said heads together. 4. ln a machine ofthecharacterdescribed,

y the combination with a pair of rotary heads,

.and female dies, a. shaft upon which one ofhavingcorrespondingseriesofperipheralmale said heads is mounted, apivotal bearing for Said shaft, a toggle-level' connected to saidpivotal bearing and a cam for pressing against the knuckle of saidtoggle to straighten the i latter and thereby press said heads together.Q 5. 'lhe combination with a casingof a pair of shafts therein arrangedin a common plane` a rotaryhead on each shaft, said heads bearingperipheral series of correspoluling male. and female dies, 'aconnecting-gearing between Said shafts for causing a correspomlingrotation thereof, an extension tooneof said shafts passing' out fromsaid casing and having an l actuating-handle, a pivotal4 bearing for thei dies, of means for feeding a blank between" said dies` means forcorrespondingly rotating said heads to register selected pairs of corre'sponding dies with said blank, a shaft upon which one of said heads ismounted` a pivotal bearing for said shaft, a toggle-lever for rockingsaid bearing to press said heads together and operate upon said blank, acam for bearing against the knuckle of said toggle to actuate the same.and means for adjust-ing said toggle to -vary the throw thereof. v

v7. lu a machine of the character described` thev combination with aninclosing casing, a pair of adjacent rotary heads arranged within thecasing, respectively provided with corresponding male and female dies,shafts for the heads, one of which extending' without the casing,operating means upon said outwardlyextended portion of said shaft,cam-actuated means associated with the other shaft for actuating thecorresponding dies, and a dial visible from without thecasing mount-edupon said outwardly-extended shaft.

8. 'lhe combination with a pair of rotary beads carigving correspondingseries o male and female dies. of means for correspondingly rot-atingsaid l `ads to register selected pairs of dies, a reciprm-ating carriagefor holding the blank and adapted to project the samebetween said dies,a common actuating means for lirst feedingsaid carriage forward aml thenpressing said dies together, and means automatically actuated on theforward movement of said carriage forA feeding' forward the blankthereon.

i). ln a machine of the character described, the combination with a pairof relatively movable members having corresponding series of IOO TIO

individualLv-registrable male and female dies, Y

movement.

1 dies, and a guidialingerou said carriage adapt# ed to move saidmembers to exactly register ISO 20. when said'dies arein approximateregistrathe dies when the latter are first approximately registered,means for `first moving said carriage and for then pressing the saidmembers together to cause the registered dies to operate upon the work,and means operating when said dies are not in approximate registi'ationfor locking the mechanism from move' ment. y y l 11. In amacliine of thecharacter described, .the combination with a pair of rotary headsrespectively provided with correspondingpe ripheral series of male andfemale dies, a reciprocatory carriage for holding the blank, adapted inits forward movement to pi'oject said blank between said rotary heads,means for rotating said heads ,correspondingly to bring any selectedpair of corresponding dies into approximate registration, slottediianges upon said heads,guide-lingersiipon said oarriage forengagingwith the slots in saidangcs tion, a common actuating means forfirst mov,.-

ing forward said 'carriage and'then pressing` said vheads together, ayielding'connection in said carriage, operating `mechanism, and meansautomatically operating by the'striking of said fingers against saidiianges,when said Y dies are not in approximate regis-tration forlocking said ,mechanism from further movemerit. v

12. llnamachine'f the character described,

the combination with apair of rotary dies having respectivelycorresponding peripheral series of male and `female dies, areciprocatory carriage for moving the blank between said rotary dies, alever for reciprocating said cai'- riage, a cam for actuating said levera rock shaft for operating said cam, means also op ei'ated by saidrock-shaft for pressing said heads together, a guide-finger on saidcarriage and'a cooperating slotted guide-fiange on said rotary head, ayielding' fulci'uiii for said-lever, and means actuated by the yieldingof said fulcriim for locking said shaft from movement.

13. ln a machine of the character described, the combination with arotary head having a series of peripheral dies, of a reciprocatorycarriage, means on the carriage for feeding' the blank across theperiphery of said head during the forward movement of the carriage,means operatively associated with saidV lastmentioned means for causingthe registered die to operate on said blank. a series of differentialstops carried by said head and corre sponding to said dies, said stopsbeing adaptcarriage toward said head and then causing the registered dieto operate upon Vthe blank,

I means for actuating the feed mechanism during the forward movement ofsaid carriage and a series of differential stops carried by said headadapted to rcspeciively arrest the movement of said feediiicehanisni inadvance of the operation of the registered die upon the blank.

15. In a machine of' the character described., the combination with arotary head having a series of peripheral dies thereon, of areciprocatory carriage adapted to project the blank across theperiphery` of said die, means for moving said carriage forward and thencausing the registered die to operate upon said blank, and means forretracting said carriage after the operation of said die.

16. In a machine of' the character described, v

the combination with a rotary head, having a series of peripheral diesthereon, of a reciprocatory carriage adapted to project the blank acrossthe pei'ipliei'y of said head, means for feeding said carriage forwardand then causing the registered die to operate upon said blank,

and means for then returning said carriage whereby the blank is di'awnbackward and dis engaged from the die; i

1'7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with arotary head having a series of' peripheral embossing-dies thereon, and acutoff' die, of a i'eciprocatory carriage adapted to project the blankacross the periphery of said head, means forfii'st moving said carriageforward andtheii causing the registered die to operateupon the blank,and means .for then returning said carri-age wherebyT thc blank is drawnback to disengage it from the embossing-dies or to separate the severedand 'unsevered portions of' the blank when operated upon by the cutoffdie.

18. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination with arotary head having' a series of peripheral dies thereon, of va recip`nrocatoi'y carriage adapted to project the blank across the periphery ofsaid head, a blank feeding roll oii said carriage. means for firstmoving said carriage forward and tlicii causiiig the registered die tooperate upon the blank, means for rotating said fecd-roll dui'- iiig theforward movement of said carriage to advance the blank iii relationthereto, and a series of differential stops cari'ied by said head andcorresponding to said dies, said stops being respectively adapted toarrestl` the movement of said feed-roll in advance of the opera- 4 tionof the die for the'pnrpose described. l

19. in a machine of the character described, the combination with arotary head having a' series of' peripheral embossing-dies, anda out*ofi die, of a reciprocatorj7 carriage adapted to project the blankacross the periphery of said head, blank-fendi ng mechanism upon saidcarriage, means for first moving said carriage forward, and then causingthe registered die IDO to operate upon the blank, means for actuat- Iing the feed mechanism during the forward movement of said carriage,'and a ser1es of dif- `ferential Vsto "s, carried by said head, Vcorre-`sponding to aid embossing-dies and respectively adapted to arrest vtheAfeeding of the lblank before the completion of its movement,

and in advance of the operation of' the die thereon,wherebya greaterfeed is im parted to 'the blank when registered with the cut-off die.

Q0. In a machine of the character described, the-combinationwith arotary head havingl a series of peripheral dies thereon, and alaterally-projecting slottedannular flange, of a reciproeatory carriageadapted to project the blank across the periphery of said head, aguide-linger on said 'carriage vadapted to engage w'th one of the slotsin said annular flange i henrthe corresponding die is in approximateregistration with the blank; mechanism for lirst feeding saidcarriageforward and then causing the die to operate upon the blank, a yieldingmember in said mechanism for permitting the arrest of said carriage whensaid guide-finger contacts with the imperforate -portion ofsaid annularflange, and a lock for said mechanism adapted to beautdmaticlly operatedupon'the yielding of said mem- 2l. In a'macnine of the characterdescribedA the combination with a rotary head having a series of'peripheral dies thereon,.of a recipanism also causing'the movement ofsaid link during lmovementofgsaid carriage whereby the blan'lfs advancedjtfh'ei-,con.

22. Inamachineoif the charactcrdcscribcd, the combination with a rotaryhead having a series of peripheral dies thereon, of a reciprocatorycarriage-adapted to project the blank across the periphery of saidhead,a blankfeeding roll 0n said carriage, an actuatingcrank therefor, alink secured to said crank and-extending transverselyof the direction ofmovement of said carriage, a stop-rod secured vto said crank andprojecting into proximity to said rotary head, a series of differentialstops carried by said head' and corresponding: to said dies, said stopsbeing respectively adapted to extend into the path of said stop-rod, andmechanism for .simultaneously feeding the saidA carriage forward, andyieldingly operat-` one of said dies, and an extensible toggle-le-A verfor rocking said pivotal bearing and press'- ing said dies together, andmeans for retaining said lever in adjustedpositions. f

24. In `a machine of the character described, the combination with apair of rotary heads, provided with correspondingv peripheral series ofmale and female dies, a pivotal bearing for one of said dies, atoggle-lever, and a cam operatively' associated with'the knuckle-jointof said lever -for contacting the dies.

' 25. In a`machine of the character described, the combination with apair of rotary heads, provided with corresponding peripheral series ofmale and female dies, shafts upon which said -heads are respectivelymounted,- connecting-gearing for causinga corresponding movement of sa1dshafts and heads, a toggle-,lever operatively associated with one ofsaid shafts and cam-actuating means associated with the latter.

26. In a'machine of the character described,

the combination with a pair of rotary heads arranged above one another,the upper one being stationary, a Shaft, and an upwardlyextended pivotalbearing on the'shaft assomeans operatively associated with said bearlntestimony whereof Iaiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.AUGUSTE ARTHUR CAILLE. Witnesses: j

M. B. ODoomcn'rv, IDA A. Pon/rm.

ciated with the lower head,and cam-actuated Y

